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Mustapha Matura plays

Title
Mustapha Matura plays, [1970-1976].
Author
Matura, Mustapha
Supplementary Content
Finding aid

Details

Additional Authors
Negro Ensemble Company
Found In
c2pc Negro Ensemble Company. Negro Ensemble Company records. (CStRLIN)NYPW98-A157.
Description
6
Summary
Collection includes photocopies of four play scripts.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Humanities Resources for African and African Diasporan Studies Access Project.
Subject
  • Matura, Mustapha
  • Negro Ensemble Company
  • Caribbean drama (English)
  • West Indian drama (English)
  • Authors > United States
  • American drama > 20th century
  • Dramatists, American > 20th century
  • Trinidad > Drama
Genre/Form
  • Scripts.
  • Plays.
Access (note)
  • There are no restrictions on access to the plays.
Source (note)
  • Negro Ensemble Company
Biography (note)
  • Playwright and screenwriter
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms a part of: Negro Ensemble Company records. See collection record for more information.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
Sc MG 345
OCLC
NYPW98-A276
Author
Matura, Mustapha.
Title
Mustapha Matura plays, [1970-1976].
Access
There are no restrictions on access to the plays.
Linking Entry
Forms a part of: Negro Ensemble Company records. See collection record for more information.
Biography
Playwright and screenwriter Mustapha Matura was born in Trinidad, West Indies, 1939. He was educated in Roman Catholic intermediate school. In Trinidad and England he had a series of jobs, and since 1968 he has been a full-time writer, founder and chairman of Black Theatre Co-operative, and advisor of International Theater Institute. Most of his plays are published, and were staged in London and New York City. As a screenwriter, Matura is the author of "Murders of Boysie Singh," 1972, and the co-author of the television series "No problems," 1983. His awards and honors include: John Withing Award from the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1970; George Devine Award from the English Stage Co., 1972, for his play "As time goes by"; named most promising writer by Evening Standard, 1975, for "Play Mas"; named Director of the Year, Caribbean Times, 1982.
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Finding aid
Added Author
Matura, Mustapha. More, more.
Matura, Mustapha. As time goes by.
Matura, Mustapha. Bread.
Matura, Mustapha. Samson in Babylon.
Matura, Mustapha. Groovy bandits.
Matura, Mustapha. Nice.
Negro Ensemble Company.
Found In:
c2pc Negro Ensemble Company. Negro Ensemble Company records. (CStRLIN)NYPW98-A157.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 345
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